MD80 FLT CREW ENCOUNTERS A FUEL SPILL AND HAZMAT DURING REFUELING AT LBB.

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DIVERTED TO LBB FOR FUEL. WX AT DFW CHANGED ENRTE REQUIRING A DISPATCH RECOMMENDED DIVERT. DURING REFUELING THE FUELER BECAME DISTR (HE WAS ON HIS CELL PHONE). HE WAS ALSO NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE MD80. WING FUEL TANKS OVERFLOWED THROUGH WINGTIP VENTS AND SPILLED FUEL ONTO THE RAMP. AS SOON AS WE BECAME AWARE OF THE SPILL WE CONTACTED THE FIRE CHIEF; THE COMPANY; AND THE TWR. THE FIRE CHIEF'S RESPONSE WAS IMMEDIATE AND WHILE THEY TRIED TO DETERMINE THE BEST PROC FOR DEALING WITH THE SPILL I TRIED TO ARRANGE TO HAVE THE ACFT MOVED TO ANOTHER AREA OF THE RAMP. NO TOW BARS WERE AVAILABLE AT THIS STATION THAT WOULD WORK FOR THIS TYPE ACFT SO THE ACFT COULD NOT BE MOVED. THIS DELAY ALLOWED ME TIME TO TALK WITH THE FIRE DEPT AND PERSONALLY VIEW THE SPILL. WHEN I BECAME AWARE OF THE SIZE OF THE SPILL (50-100 GALS) AND THAT THE FIRE CHIEF WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CLEAN IT UP QUICKLY; I ORDERED AN EVAC OF THE PAX THROUGH THE OPEN FORWARD ENTRY INTO THE TERMINAL. THE GATE WE HAD BEEN PROVIDED WITH HAD NO GND/EXTERNAL PWR SO OUR ONLY PWR SOURCE WAS OUR APU. AS SOON AS ALL THE PAX WERE OFF THE ACFT I SHUT DOWN THE APU.